Wikipedia:WikiProject Australian history/Drought disasters

List of drought disasters
A great number of the following events are drawn from Events By Category at the Emergency Management Australia - Disasters database.

Major events
These are more than likely to be notable, but please move down to Minor events section if you believe they are not.


 * 1895 Australia-Wide Drought of 1895 Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M
 * resources - EMA Disasters database
 * 1911-1916 1911-1916 Australian drought Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M
 * resources - EMA Disasters database
 * 1918-1920 1918-1920 Australian drought Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M
 * resources - EMA Disasters database
 * 1938 1938 Australian drought Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M
 * resources - EMA Disasters database
 * 1940-1941 1940-1941 Southern Australian drought Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M
 * resources - EMA Disasters database
 * 1943/1946 1943-1946 Eastern Australian drought Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M
 * resources - EMA Disasters database
 * 1951-1954 1951 to 1954 northern Australian drought Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M
 * resources - EMA Disasters database
 * 1958 Most States Drought of 1958 to 1968 Dead= Injured= Affected=5000000 Homeless= Est Cost=$0M
 * resources - EMA Disasters database
 * 1979-1983 1979-1983 Eastern Australian drought Dead= Injured= Affected=4000000 Homeless= Est Cost=$0M
 * resources - EMA Disasters database
 * 1996 Tasmania and Victoria Drought of 1996 Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M
 * resources - EMA Disasters database
 * 2000 South-Western, Western Australia Drought of 2000 Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M
 * resources - EMA Disasters database

Minor events
These events are more than likely not notable. Please check and move to Major events section above if you believe notability exists. If a non-notable event is listed please do not delete immediately, but use to strikethrough the text and add a signature using ~. This way others can also review the event.


 * 1857 Longford, Tasmania Drought of 1857 Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M
 * resources - EMA Disasters database
 * 1863 Oatlands, Tasmania Drought of 1863 Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M
 * resources - EMA Disasters database
 * 1897 Virginia, South Australia Drought of 1897 Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M
 * resources - EMA Disasters database
 * 1991 Eastern and Northern Australia Severe Drought of 1991 Dead= Injured= Affected=2500000 Homeless= Est Cost=$0M
 * resources - EMA Disasters database
 * 1987 Southern Western Australia and South Australia Drought of 1987 Dead= Injured= Affected= Homeless= Est Cost=$0M
 * resources - EMA Disasters database
 * 1996 Eastern and North-Western Tasmania Drought of 1996 Dead= Injured= Affected=15000 Homeless= Est Cost=$0M
 * resources - EMA Disasters database